Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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72.3% | 73.8% | 75.2% | 76.6% | 78.0% | 79.4% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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3.73% | 4.13% | 4.53% | 4.92% | 5.32% | 5.73% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.84% | 4.23% | 4.62% | 5.01% | 5.40% | 5.79% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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5.65% | 6.10% | 6.54% | 6.98% | 7.42% | 7.86% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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1.24% | 1.53% | 1.82% | 2.11% | 2.40% | 2.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.36% | 0.52% | 0.68% | 0.84% | 0.99% | 1.16% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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3.83% | 4.13% | 4.42% | 4.70% | 4.99% | 5.29% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.42% | 0.56% | 0.71% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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